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Oldest Best Director Winners
This list features the oldest directors to have won Best Director at the Academy Awards.
RANK | DIRECTOR | AGE | FILM | YEAR |
1 | Clint Eastwood | 74 years, 272 days | Million Dollar Baby | 2004 |
2 | Roman Polanski | 69 years, 217 days | The Pianist | 2002 |
3 | Jane Campion | 67 years, 331 days | The Power of the Dog | 2021 |
4 | George Cukor | 65 years, 272 days | My Fair Lady | 1964 |
5 | Martin Scorsese | 64 years, 100 days | The Departed | 2006 |
6 | Clint Eastwood | 62 years, 302 days | Unforgiven | 1992 |
7 | Carol Reed | 62 years, 105 days | Oliver! | 1968 |
8 | Fred Zinnemann | 59 years, 346 days | A Man for All Seasons | 1966 |
9 | Richard Attenborough | 59 years, 225 days | Gandhi | 1982 |
10 | John Ford | 59 years, 46 days | The Quiet Man | 1952 |
References
Wikipedia (n.d.) List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Oldest winners. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees#Oldest_winners (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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